File system halts

Wolf_Assassin · 08-15-2004, 12:04 PM

how do i repaire a file system without loosing the data

got two disks with files i can't access

all the files are listed but when trying to copy or move it just halts

MunterMan · 08-15-2004, 03:00 PM

Insert your boot disk or cd and start in rescue mode.
When the prompt comes up, use fsck. Here is the online man page. Good luck!

http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man8/fsck.8.html

Wolf_Assassin · 08-16-2004, 05:30 AM

tried that
the entire system freezes after about 1%

MunterMan · 08-16-2004, 05:05 PM

Freezes on boot up or when using fsck?

(Just to make sure) Is either of your hard drives a Fujitsu MP34* ?

Wolf_Assassin · 08-16-2004, 05:08 PM

Freezes when using fsck?
Western digital and Maxtor
All data has been lost, rebooted and the entire file system even the partition was gone

MunterMan · 08-16-2004, 05:15 PM

OUCH!

Was mandy your only operating system or are you using another on the hard drive?

Wolf_Assassin · 08-16-2004, 05:40 PM

only using Mandrake
but i believe now that it was hardware error
broken IDE controller and i only screwed up it more by trying to fsck

MunterMan · 08-16-2004, 05:49 PM

fsck is the command used to restore lost partitions.

Deleted partitions are usually caused by hardware errors, (which is why I asked about the fujitsu drive, find my third post to this site) or windoze viruses.

Try a new controller and see if anything comes back. Then make backups.

PS I lost two novels, fifty six short stories and ten years worth of diaries.

Wolf_Assassin · 08-17-2004, 04:15 AM

I lost about 445GB off Movies
fortunately all of that is replaceable